Pictures From SF Chefs 2010

A Trip Through the Tasting Tents at SF Chefs 2010

If I had a list of everything I tried at this weekend's SF Chefs, you'd be in for a long ride. I paid multiple visits to the tents over the course of three days, and consumed everything from white gazpacho to beef carpaccio. For a glimpse of what San Francisco's top talent was serving, here are highlights from the event.

The Tent

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The tasting tents were constructed in the middle of San Francisco shopping mecca Union Square.

Lamb was the name of the game on Saturday night; Oracle executive chef Robbie Lewis hand-delivered me a plate of his tamarind-glazed lamb shoulder.

Tamarind-glazed lamb shoulder

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Lewis's lamb was served over smoked eggplant and melon, then topped with crushed olive brittle.

Truffled egg

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Deviled eggs gussied up with a little bit of smoked fish and truffle oil.

Lamb meatballs

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South Indian eatery Dosa enticed with kofta, or lamb meatballs, with a tomato and spinach sauce.

Vegetarian meatballs

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Immediately after eating Dosa's lamb meatball, I tried another version: Hoss Zaré's vegetarian "meatball," served with a feta-laced Mediterranean guacamole. The dish by the Zaré at Fly Trap chef was one of the most inventive I tasted the entire weekend.

Carneros Bistro and Wine Bar

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I am literally still dreaming of the petite beer and pretzel ice cream cones that Sonoma's Carneros Bistro Wine Bar handed out. The chefs said it wasn't a menu item as of yet, and I assured them that by the end of the night, they would be talked into changing their minds!